Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「深中肯綮」, explained below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「深中肯綮」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
The metaphor is profound and can hit the point or get to the point.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēn zhōng kěn qǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 jung3/jung1 hang2 hing3
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.

